The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-10-01

Going along Wall street I stepped into
lhe Stock Exchange in time to hear tire
name of a man called whose absolute fall
ure was Cor less than one hundred and
forty dollars, yet | recollect the day, not
more than four years ago, when was sit
ting in brokers office on Broad street,
and heard him quoted as worth at least
three millions. He had just bought a block
of Delaware and Lackawanna and had put
up margin OF fifty thousand dollars; an
other broker expressed surprise, and the
one who had bought the stock declared
that he knew positively that his client was
worth three millions in solid cash. Last
week he went to the wall for one hundred
and forty dollars. II it we're not for the
Ives and the Wards such thing would
seem to be almost inconceiyable; yet not
more so than one which came under my
eye last week in the police court. The
Tombs is always an onsayory place TO me
but cannot stay away from IL; it has
fascination for me, though, heaven knows,
naturally SHRINK from scenes of suffering
and pain. All around You represents the
shady side of life. Men and women whose
faces are scanned and Scared with crime
stand before the bar or in the prison pen,
and mingled with them boys and girls, and
often little children, their little faces be-
grmed with dirt and hard as stone. On
this particular morning, after the thieves
Al. ii ,r l,A
policeman brought forward loathsome OBJ
ject begrimed with dirt and covered with
rags. The complaint was -yagrancy; he
had been found sleepingin deserted stable
and had frequently been seen feeding from
the garbage barrels along the sidewalk.
Yet this man brief six years ago was an
honore and respected merchant, well-todo,
with lovely wife and two beautiful chill
diphtheria and both of them died, the
mother contracted the disease and she too
was taken. When discovered, the father
had been in the rooms three days with his
time he rallied and went mechanically
about his old time work, then he disap-
peared, and when next seen was Il poor
abandoned drunkard in the streets. When
his story was told, used as he was to such
scenes, the eyes of the judge moistened, land
he pronounced sentence in voice choking
with grief, for he had known the man In
the days of his prosperity and had sat al
his table, but did not recognize him in hi:
ragged misery till his name was mentioned
Such is New York life.
We are now fairly launched in the Fal
campaign, and il present indications will
enable us TO form judgement of the future
we are likely to have very lively politica
fight. The United Labor Party has com
mitted itself to the principle that gooC
politics and good religion are twin brothers
and it seems to me that this is sount
doctrine, for good religion cannot fiourisl
under a bad government, neither can There
be good government where religion il
ignored United Labor and Anti-PoYert,
have chosen Sunday night for their gather
ings, and we haye scarcely had such meet
ings since the days of Moody and Sankey
Certain it is that no political leaders fo
many years haye had the personal populari
ty of Henery George and Dr. McGlynn
Wherever they appear the crowds go will
over their presence, and the forces O
United Labor appear to be thoroughly or
ganized. There seems to be no question
about the leadership inside of their owl
organization; all eyes are turned on Henr
George, and even DIR. McGlynn, who re
fuses to follow the Pope, looks up reveren
tly and affectionately to Henry George a
he halls him the great leader, But it mus
not be forgotten that there is a Progressiy
Labor Party which is not for Henry George
} party that repudiates his land theories
and don't care a straw about Anti-PoYerty
and when it comes to voting at the poll
|, will be found more deadly enemies Il
Henry George than he will find among tn
, Democrats or Republicans. The battle o
, November will be the most perplexing an
J uncertain that this State has seen for man
years, and it will be entirely safe for a
! political seers to suspend the prophetic
b until the day after election.
Brooklyn rejoiceth with exceeding grea
joy, for the genial pastor of the Tabernacle
Doctor Talmage, is back at his old posi-
His annual return is always season c
jubilee; but on Sunday last the Tabernacl
outdid itself, and the result was one of tn
most tremendous gatherings ever see
within its walls. The seating capacity c
the Tabernacle has been largely increase
? during the summer. and long before til
service commenced not seat was TO /
had and every inch of standing room wa
occupied. Al the close of the service huI
dreds rushed forward to shake their bi
: loved pastor by the hand, and he certainl
looked as if his vacation had done hin
= good.
A new candidate for pulpit honors AZ
peaTed in the City of Churches in the pc
son of Rev. r. r. Meredith, lately of Bo
: ton, known as the sailor preacher. He
minister of great eloquence and sterlin
character, and is undoubtedly destined I
: create great sensation in Brooklyn.
Yours truly, BRoADBRGM